Clinical Research Nurse C

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Clinical Research Nurse C

Clinical Research Nurse C

Clinical Research Nursing is the specialized practice of professional nursing focused on maintaining equilibrium between care of the research participant and fidelity to the research protocol. This specialty practice incorporates human subject protection; care coordination and continuity; contribution to clinical science; clinical practice; and study management throughout a variety of professional roles, practice settings, and clinical specialties. Principle duties include coordination and implementation of Phase I- IV clinical trials, coordination and continuity of care for patients enrolled in clinical trials, collaboration among multiple stakeholders involved in the implementation of clinical trials for which they are assigned, and adherence to all applicable guidelines, policies, and procedures related to clinical care and its intersection with the clinical research protocol.

The CRN- C has additional responsibilities in the following domains: contribution to clinical science, technology/informatics, leadership.

• Elicit the research participant’s values, preferences, expressed needs, knowledge of the healthcare situation, understanding of research protocol requirements, and acceptance of risks versus benefits.
• Apply ethical, legal, and privacy guidelines and policies to the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of data and information.
• Facilitate initial and ongoing informed consent process.

• Coordinate research participant study visits.
• Facilitate research participant inquiries and concerns.
• Facilitate education of the interdisciplinary team on study requirements.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to create a plan of care that allows for safe and effective collection of clinical research data.
• Provide nursing leadership within the interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary meetings and activities in the context of the study.
• Coordinate referrals to appropriate interdisciplinary services outside the immediate research team.
• Communicate the impact of study procedures on the research participants.
• Provide nursing expertise to community based health care personnel related to study participation.

• Review protocol for potential enrollment/retention issues that may occur regarding logistics of the care delivery system and make recommendations to reduce disruption to protocol compliance and safe patient care.
• Coordinate development of research protocols and treatment plans with physicians, pharmacists, other nurses, research coordinators, and pharmaceutical companies.
• Participate in the development of investigator initiated protocol case report forms and progress notes.
• Disseminate clinical expertise and best practices related to clinical research through presentations, publications, and/or interactions with nursing colleagues.
• Serve as an expert in specialty area (ex. Grant reviewer, editorial board, presenter).
• Participate in query and analysis of research data.
• Generate practice questions as a result of new study procedure or intervention.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to develop innovations in care delivery that have potential to improve patient outcomes and data collection.
• Identify questions appropriate for clinical nursing research as a result of study team participation (ex. Viral shedding studies for gene therapy and implications for nurses administering IP).
• Mentor junior staff and students participating as members of the research team.
• Perform secondary data analysis to contribute to the development of new ideas.
• Serve as a resource to the new investigator.

• Collect comprehensive data pertinent to the research protocol requirements and the research participant’s health and/ or situation.
• Provide oversight of administration of medications, study drugs, or study interventions, as appropriate.
• Administer investigational products in approved settings.
• Work alongside the assigned bedside nurse to provide necessary information about the research study…